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Measurements of helium isotopes in the ground waters and natural gases of sedimentary basins reveal that some possess a major component of mantle-derived helium, apparently related to their mechanism of formation. Neogene basins formed by loading do not involve introduction of significant mantle helium, whereas those formed by extension do.
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Oxburgh, E., O'Nions, R. & Hill, R. Helium isotopes in sedimentary basins. Nature 324, 632–635 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/324632a0
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